にっぽん昆虫記 (1963)
The Insect Woman
A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, introduces the life of Tome, who keeps trying to change her poor life.
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Sachiko Hidari
as Tome Matsuki
as Tome Matsuki
Jitsuko Yoshimura
as Nobuko
as Nobuko
Emiko Aizawa
as Rui
as Rui
Masumi Harukawa
as Midori
as Midori
Emiko Higashi
as Kane
as Kane
Daizaburo Hirata
as Kamibayashi
as Kamibayashi
Seizaburō Kawazu
as Karasawa
as Karasawa
Teruko Kishi
as Rin
as Rin
Tanie Kitabayashi
as Madam
as Madam
Kazuo Kitamura
as Chuji
as Chuji
Masakazu Kuwayama
as Owagawa En's Lover
as Owagawa En's Lover
Hiroyuki Nagato
as Matsunami
as Matsunami
Shoichi Ozawa
as Ken
as Ken
Sumie Sasaki
as En
as En
Taiji Tonoyama
as Foreman
as Foreman
Asao Koike
as Sawakichi
as Sawakichi
Kayoko Honoo
as Miyako
as Miyako
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
as Honda
as Honda
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Shōhei Imamura
Director
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Writer
Writer
Keiji Hasebe
Writer
Writer
Jirô Tomoda
Producer
Producer
Kanō Ōtsuka
Producer
Producer
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Shinsaku Himeda
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Mutsuo Tanji
Editor
Editor
Kimihiko Nakamura
Art Direction
Art Direction
Masanori Yamanoi
Production Manager
Production Manager
Tadahiko Isomi
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Tsuneo Furuyama
Sound
Sound
Yasuo Iwaki
Lighting Director
Lighting Director
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